Elections
#572 Bad and badder (Elections)
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Act 1: Newt Ginrich’s Performance and Mitt Romney’s Tax – Colbert Report
Song 1: He’s a Pirate – Pirates of the Caribbean (Original Soundtrack)
Act 2: God records a commercial for Bain Capital – David Feldman Air Date: 1-13-12
Song 2: Whenever God shines a light on me – Van Morrison
Act 3: Mitt’s Flamingly Wealthy – Daily Show Air Date: 1-18-12
Song 3: It Gets Better – It Gets Better
Act 4: How jealous of Mitt Romney are you? – Rachel Maddow Air Date: 1-12-12
Song 4: So Jealous – So Jealous
Act 5: Romney Strikes a Nerve in Florida – The Progressive Air Date: 2-1-12
Song 5: My Heart Sinks – Breaking Up
Act 6: The man from Bain – Le Show Air Date: 1-15-12
Act 7: O’Reilly comes to Romney’s rhetorical rescue – Counterspin Air Date: 1-19-12
Song 7: Swan Lake, Op.20: No.10 Scène (Moderato) – Tchaikovsky: The Three Ballets
Act 8: Fox’s Huckabee “Birther-Lite” Comments – Media Matters Air Date: 1-23-12
Act 9: War Within The Bubble – Real Time with Bill Maher – Air Date: 01-13-12
Song 9: A Whiter Shade of Pale – The Big Chill (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [15th Anniversary]
Act 10: Gingrich’s New Dog Whistle: Anti-Semitism – The Progressive Air Date: 1-23-12
Song 10: Crooked Teeth – Plans
Act 11: Black to the Future – Newt Gingrich’s Timing – Daily Show – Air Date 01-12-12
Song 11: This Little Light – Sing for Freedom: The Story of the Civil Rights Movement Through Its Songs
Act 12: Gingrich: adultery makes him a more viable candidate – Wait wait don’t tell me – Air Date: 1-28-12
Song 12: Jelly Belly – The Shangri-Las & The ’60s Girl Group Garage Sound
Act 13: Newt’s Reckless Rhetoric – The Progressive Air Date: 1-31-12
Song 13: Bulletproof – La Roux (Bonus Track Version)
Act 14: Newt Gingrich wants to colonized the moon! – The Bugle – Air Date: 1-27-12
Song 14: Fly Me To The Moon – Sampler 2
Act 15: Gingrich Closing In On Romney In Poll – The Young Turks – Air Date: 01-18-12
Voicemails:
The time is right to occupy the ballot – Brian from Forth Worth, TX
Thoughts on choosing one’s sexuality – Jeff from Florida
Reaction to my comments on the It Gets Better campaign – Casey from Michigan
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes – Classics
Final comments on me being sick and keeping voicemails short
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Rush, Fox News Rip Gingrich Over Romney Bain Capital Attacks – The Young Turks – Air Date: 01-11-12
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#568 As the campaign rolls on (Elections)
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Act 1: The media massaging Romney’s reputation – Counterspin Air Date: 1-12-12
Song 1: North By North – Dynamo
Act 2: Thoughts on Santorum in the race – David Feldman Air Date: 1-18-12
Song 2: Go Ahead – Take Offs and Landings
Act 3: Reproductive issues in the GOP primary – Rachel Maddow Air Date: 1-9-12
Song 3: Only if – Enya
Act 4: GOP candidates are a bunch of liars about Keystone pipeline Part 1 – Green News Report Air Date: 1-17-12
Song 4: I’m Not Over – Coming to Terms
Act 5: Romney on his speaker fees: “Not very much” – Wait wait don’t tell me Air Date: 1-21-12
Song 5: 3 Women Walking – Nouveau Flamenco (1990-2000 Special Tenth Anniversary Edition)
Act 6: GOP candidates are a bunch of liars about Keystone pipeline Part 2 – Green News Report Air Date: 1-19-12
Song 6: The Persuaded – Dynamo
Act 7: Tim Wise on the racial implications of Obama being seen as a failed president – Blacking it up Air Date: 1-16-12
Song 7: My Conversation – The Best of the Uniques 1967-1969
Act 8: Presidential campaign, people confused between “weaknesses” and “skills” – The Bugle Air Date: 1-20-12
Song 8: Close Your Eyes – Too Young to Fight It
Act 9: Shame on Newt Gingrich – The Progressive Air Date: 1-17-12
Song 9: Terrible – Wretched. Filthy. Ugly.
Act 10: Not Mitt Romney’s Super Pac – Colbert Report
Voicemails:
Experiencing white and straight privilege – Casey from Michigan
Thoughts on slave-owners perception of the value of animals vs slaves – Will from Oaklahoma
Thoughts on white privilege and veganism from a bi-racial American – Paul from Indiana
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes – Classics
Final comments on what I just leaned about the economics of slavery
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
The Brits look down on all of the GOP candidates – BBC News Quiz Air Date: 1-13-12
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#565 Choose and lose (Elections)
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Act 1: Newt Gingrich is Running for A-Hole in Chief – Majority Report Air Date: 12-08-11
Song 1: Crazy – Take a Break
Act 2: Newt Gingrich’s Most Outrageous Ideas – David Pakman Air Date: 12-12-11
Song 2: White Blank Page – Mumford & Sons Piano Tribute
Act 3: Fox’s “Fair and Balanced” Interviews of DNC and RNC Chairs – Media Matters Air Date: 1-4-12
Act 4: Obama Strategy – Lesser of Two Evils – Young Turks Air Date: 12-12-11
Song 4: Evil Is Alive and Well – Seeing Things
Act 5: Obama can’t think of one good reason to run for another term – The Onion
Song 5: Give Me One Reason – New Beginning
Act 6: The Bad Circus Act that Is the Republican Race – The Progressive Air Date: 12-26-11
Song 6: Legion – Empires
Act 7: Obama Campaign Collecting GOP Emails Brilliant Strategy – David Pakman Air Date: 12-22-11
Song 7: Wonderwall – The String Quartet Tribute to Oasis – Decadence & Vanity
Act 8: Fox’s New Year’s Resolution: Be Even More Partisan – Media Matters Air Date: 1-5-12
Act 9: Palestinians Are Terrorists – Newt Gingrich – Young Turks Air Date: 12-12-11
Song 9: Everybody Wants to Rule the World – 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Tears for Fears
Act 10: Newt Gingrich’s Invented People Explained – Majority Report Air Date: 12-12-11
Song 10: All This and Heaven Too – Ceremonials
Act 11: Good News on the Citizens United Front – The Progressive Air Date: 1-5-12
Song 11: Wavin’ Flag (Coca-Cola Celebration Mix) – Troubadour
Act 12: Repeal the farce of “Corporate Personhood” – Jim Hightower Air Date: 1-4-12
Song 12: Everyday People – Anthology
Act 13: GOP busted on sanctity of the vote – Rachel Maddow Air Date: 1-6-12
Song 13: Comptine d’un autre été – L’après-midi – Amélie (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture)
Act 15: Did The Media Treat Bachmann Unfairly Because She’s An Insane Woman? – The Onion
Song 15: Crazy – St. Elsewhere
Act 16: Bachmann Announcing End of Campaign – Young Turks
Song 16: I’m Gone – New Favorite
Act 17: The Pundits Dissed Ron Paul – The Progressive Air Date: 1-11-12
Song 17: Nothing Is Good Enough – Magnolia (Music from the Motion Picture)
Act 18: Fox News: Where Lies Are Allowed to Flow Freely – Media Matters Air Date: 1-11-12
Act 19: SuperPACs storm Iowa – Jim Hightower Air Date: 1-11-12
Song 19: I’ve Got No Strings – ¡Volare! – The Very Best of the Gipsy Kings
Act 20: MTV Choose or Lose Election Campaign Name Change Lose or Lose – Majority Report Air Date: 12-20-11
Voicemails:
Thoughts on libertarian island for future generations – Tim From Quincy, IL
Future needs of BotL and other liberal causes – Jim from the United Arab Emirates
Bank names on top of buildings in Cleveland – Colin from Cleveland, OH
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes – Classics
Final comments on Libertarian Island, progressive media in 2012 and the Quicken Loans Arena in downtown Cleveland
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Romney Vs Vietnam Vet on Gay Marriage – Young Turks Air Date: 12-12-11
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#558 The establishment vs the rabble at the gate (Elections)
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Act 1: The Country Really Needs Newt Gingrich! – Wait wait Don’t Tell Me Air Date: 12-10-11
Song 1: Cheating – Jettingham
Act 2: Ron Paul Crushes Gingrich In New Ad – Young Turks
Song 2: A Long December – Films About Ghosts: The Best of Counting Crows
Act 3: NY Times: Gingrich “smartest man in the room” – Counterspin Air Date: 12-1-11
Song 3: The Idiots Are Taking Over – The Greatest Songs Ever Written (By Us)
Act 4: A political Buddy for the people – Jim Hightower Air Date: 10-14-11
Song 4: We Could Be Friends – Weathervanes
Act 5: Can three progressive Power Panelists kill Cenk’s crush on Ron Paul? – Young Turks
Song 5: I’m Into Something Good – I’m Into Something Good – Single
Act 6: Political Ads vs Debate Analysis of Candidates – On the Media Air Date: 12-9-11
Song 6: If We Make It Through December – 40 Greatest Hits
Act 7: The “big stick” of people power – Jim Hightower Air Date: 12-6-11
Song 7: Sticks & Stone – How to Train Your Dragon (Music from the Motion Picture)
Act 8: GOP debates Foreign Policy – Counterspin Air Date: 12-08-11
Song 8: No Questions Asked – Greatest Hits
Act 9: Private RNC call on Obama attack plan leaked – Young Turks Air Date: 12-7-11
Song 9: You’re Not Going Anywhere – Out of It
Act 10: Jim Hightower on Ending Corporate Personhood Election Influence – David Pakman Air Date: 10-27-11
Song 10: Move This – Pump Up the Jam
Act 11: NYT article should have read, Republicans say voter fraud is a huge issue, but it turns out they’re lying – Young Turks
Song 11: Gerudo Valley – Nintendo
Act 12: A Great Week in the Campaign Against Corporate Personhood – The Progressive Air Date: 12-9-11
Song 12: Vagabond – The Rip Tide
Act 13: It takes people power to make clear that corporations are NOT people – Jim Hightower Air Date: 12-8-11
Song 13: Turtle (Bonobo Mix) – One Offs… Remixes & B Sides
Act 14: Sen. Bernie Sanders calls Citizens United ‘a blow to democracy’ – Countdown Air Date: 12-9-11
Voicemails:
Rocky Anderson has formed the Justice Party to run for president – Chuck in Salt Lake City
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes – Classics
Final comments on how to avoid joining a cult or defending the indefensible
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Execute Drug Users? – Newt Gingrich – Young Turks
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